There are constraints on parking up at the lake, which is the usual startoff point for skiing: Skiers should be advised that the only open parking area in the Lake Minnewaska area, presently, is the new parking area across from the maintenance garage. Access across the Wildmere field is blocked due to construction, so skiers …
Author: cfski
Living in the NYC area means watching for skiable conditions.
Time to go skiing
Summary: get out skiing now, because you have your pick of spots to ski at, all the way from New Jersey to the Pioneer Valley and Vermont. Areas that got a big dump (more than 12") and are just a bit higher in elevation or a bit northward of the city are likely to keep …
Trails open at Mohonk and more
[Update 1]: from the mhvxcs group, Minnewaska is grooming today and will be open for skiing Tuesday. Prospect Mountain received 18" of snow so far and will open Tuesday. Wolfsnow68 says Fahnestock received 2" of mixed precipitation overnight, and will update snowfall amount later. [Original post]: Mohonk is reporting 6" of new snow, snow continues …
Wake up the groomers
Summary: the NYC metro area probably won't see more than a few inches of snow total from Sunday through Monday night, but go north and to the interior, and there could be nothing but snow for over a day. Once again, it's icemelt for us, and shovels for folks to the north. The Tug Hill …
Let’s try again in December
The storm that came through yesterday skirted just a bit further north than expected, and didn't leave much snow within the reachable area of downstaters. So areas I'm tracking didn't get a refresh. Northern regions also have black ice on the roads this morning. Surprise exception to snow cover is Great Glen Trails, which must …
Across the Snow Line 